Buildings
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Lost Chicago Department Stores
$21.99 Read moreWithin thirty years of the Great Chicago Fire, the revitalized city was boasting some of America’s grandest department stores. The retail corridor on State Street was a crowded canyon of innovation an… [more below]
- Series: Landmarks
- Author: Goddard, Leslie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: January 31 2022
- ISBN10: 1467147710
- Language: English
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New Orleans Architecture: Volume IX: Carrollton
$59.95 Add to cartAn essential reference guide to one of New Orleans’s most iconic Uptown neighborhoods, New Orleans Architecture: Volume IX documents the remarkable architectural history of the former city of Carrollt
- Author: Cangelosi, Robert J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 284
- Publish Date: December 02 2020
- ISBN10: 0807174211
- Language: English
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Modernist Escapes: An Architectural Travel Guide
$40.00 Read moreThis sleek and insightful guide showcases modernist buildings from all over the world that are open to visit or even stay at.
Modernist fans will want to dive right into the pages of this guide to rem
- Author: Orazi, Stefi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 23 2021
- ISBN10: 3791386344
- Language: English
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Home Field: An Illustrated History of 120 College Football Stadiums
$24.95 Add to cartFor a fan, few things match the pleasure of entering a college football stadium on a Saturday afternoon. The significance of these buildings to their respective institutions can hardly be overestimate… [more below]
- Author: Pennington, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 276
- Publish Date: January 01 2003
- ISBN10: 1571686746
- Language: English
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Historic Homes and Inns of Carmel-By-The-Sea
$31.99 Add to cartHistoric Homes and Inns of Carmel-by-the-Sea showcases the creativity, talent, and originality of the town s residents, designers, and builders over a span of 80 years, from the pioneering days of the… [more below]
- Author: Dramov, Alissandra
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 98
- Publish Date: July 18 2016
- ISBN10: 1531699154
- Language: English
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Sublime Hideaways: Remote Retreats and Residencies
$75.00 Add to cartEscape to the seaside or into the forest and find remote architectural masterpieces that are just as inspiring as your destination. Spanning all continents, Sublime Hideaways presents a selection of h… [more below]
- Author: Gestalten
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 23 2023
- ISBN10: 3967040917
- Language: English
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The Liar’s Ball
$32.00 Add to cartInside the world of the real Great Gatsby of New York real estate
Harry Macklowe is one of the most notorious wheelers and dealers of the real estate world, and Liar’s Ball is the story of the gambler
- Author: Ward, Vicky
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 27 2014
- ISBN10: 1118295315
- Language: English
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American Barns and Covered Bridges
$11.95 Add to cartWhen this book was first published in the mid-1950s, the author was concerned that such functional structures as the American barn and the covered bridge would soon give way to progress and be replace… [more below]
- Series: Americana
- Author: Sloane, Eric
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 27 2003
- ISBN10: 0486425614
- Language: English
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I Love Chicago Buildings
$29.95 Read moreThe book is not a typical guidebook, nor a generic history tale and not even a disguised autobiography. It is a listing of select pairs of buildings that each articulates a formal and abstract concept… [more below]
- Author: Bjone, Christian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 24 2022
- ISBN10: 1954081693
- Language: English
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Shipping Container Homes: How to build a shipping container home, including plans, cool ideas, and more!
$14.99 Add to cartSHIPPING CONTAINER HOMES
This is the recently updated, 2nd edition of this book. This 2nd edition includes a range of improvements and can truly be recommended as a complete guide to getting started
- Author: Knight, Daniel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 50
- Publish Date: December 17 2019
- ISBN10: 1761030418
- Language: English
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Victorian Woodturnings and Woodwork
$14.95 Add to cartReproduced from a rare original, this 1893 catalog provides nearly 800 detailed illustrations of stair railings, mantels, gables, moldings, and ornaments. Its varied, unusual examples of woodwork make… [more below]
- Author: Blumer & Kuhn Stair Co
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 146
- Publish Date: August 04 2006
- ISBN10: 0486451143
- Language: English
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150 Best Tiny Home Ideas
$35.00 Add to cartA lavish, full-color guidebook showcasing the most up-to-date innovations and latest trends in efficient and successful small space design.
Packed with detailed color photographs, comprehensive layout
- Author: Guti?rrez Couto, Manel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: June 21 2016
- ISBN10: 0062444662
- Language: English
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The North Atlantic Cities
$29.95 Read moreWhat do Amsterdam, London, Brooklyn, Washington, Boston, and Philadelphia have in common? They are all North Atlantic cities. Charles Duff shows how the Dutch invented a new way of building cities in … [more below]
- Author: Duff, Charles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 279
- Publish Date: July 15 2021
- ISBN10: 1908457538
- Language: English
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Visions of Home: Timeless Design, Modern Sensibility
$50.00 Add to cartA new volume from the esteemed architecture firm Historical Concepts features extraordinary homes rooted in tradition and enriched with a modern sensibility.
Known for designing welcoming Southern hom- Author: Cogar, Andrew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 16 2021
- ISBN10: 0847867609
- Language: English
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Schindler
$20.00 Add to cartHailing from Vienna, Rudolph Michael Schindler (1887-1953) emigrated to Chicago in 1914, like his lifelong friend and rival Richard Neutra. Eventually hired by Frank Lloyd Wright to work in Los Angele
- Series: Basic Art
- Author: Steele, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: August 16 2019
- ISBN10: 383656436X
- Language: English
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The Space Between
$60.00 Read moreIn Room Without Roof, the archetypal gabled form of a house takes on a twist to envelop both interior and exterior spaces. In A Tale of Two Courts, a semi-detached house shuts itself from the street b… [more below]
- Author: Architects, Hyla
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 260
- Publish Date: November 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1957183179
- Language: English
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The Hotel on Place Vendome: Life, Death, and Betrayal at the Hotel Ritz in Paris
$18.99 Add to cartSet against the backdrop of the Nazi occupation of World War II, The H tel on Place Vend me is the captivating history of Paris’s world-famous H tel Ritz–a breathtaking tale of glamour, opulence, and
- Author: Mazzeo, Tilar J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 24 2015
- ISBN10: 0061791040
- Language: English
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Mackinac Island’s Grand Hotel
$39.99 Add to cartA Michigan icon, Grand Hotel is in its third century as America’s summer place. The ambiance of Mackinac Island combines with the hotel’s ultimate level of hospitality, premier dining, and five-star g… [more below]
- Author: Fornes, Mike
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: May 24 2021
- ISBN10: 1540247333
- Language: English
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Piano. Complete Works 1966-Today. 2021 Edition
$100.00 Read moreRenzo Piano rose to international prominence with his co-design of the Pompidou Center in Paris, described by The New York Times as a building that “turned the architecture world upside down.” Since t
- Author: Piano, Renzo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: August 20 2021
- ISBN10: 3836577631
- Language: English
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Understanding Passivhaus: A Simple Guide to Passivhaus Detailing and Design
$59.99 Add to cartUnderstanding Passivhaus is a simple guide to the Passivhaus standard. The book explains the principles behind Passivhaus thinking, and explores numerous construction methods for achieving the Passivh
- Author: Walshaw, Emma
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 234
- Publish Date: September 08 2020
- ISBN10: 1916334326
- Language: English
